Hello everyone,
I wanted to send out a warning to anyone who partakes in the Show Me Reptiles and Repticon expos in North Carolina.
Do not buy from a vendor that goes by the name Coopatroopa Exotics.
They're an unethical breeder that sells sick animals.
The shows organization team as been made aware, however, they do not care as Coopatroopa Exotics is listed to vendor at these shows later in the year of 2026.
Please heed this warning and get the word around.
I bought a crested gecko that looked to be in good health at the time. It turns out that she was in fact in very poor condition.
It was brought to the breeders attention the next morning (husband and wife) that something was very wrong and that she looked to have MBD. Throughout the conversation with the wife, I quickly realized she was lying about everything and was well aware that her husband sold me a sick animal. She kept demanding for the animal to be returned so that she could give it "proper" care with the exotic vet that I came to find out later, they are not even clients with as the vet looked them up after seeing how badly neglected the gecko was.
A month later she had to be humanely euthanize as the vet was not hopeful of her making a recovery even after treatment. That how badly neglected she was by the breeders.
I do not want this to happen to anyone else and so, I'm spreading the word.
Do not do any kind of business with Coopatroopa Exotics.